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J. W. au A. GEDDES. CHRISTMAS TREE CANDLE HULDEEl No. 244,045. Patented July 12, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. GEDDES AND ALEXANDER GEDDES, OF BALTIMORE, MD.

CHRISTMAS-TREE CANDLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,045, dated July 12, 1881.

Application ilcd December 7, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAMES W. GEDDEs and ALEXANDER GEDDEs, both of Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Christmas- Tree Candle-Holders, and we hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the device. Eig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, of the same.

Our invention relates to that class of candleholders designed for use upon Christmas-trees; and it consists in a combined Candlestick and reflector struck up from a single piece of sheet metal, and having a candle-holding device and tang for attaching the Candlestick to the tree, constructed and operating as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the back, B the reiiector, and C the drip pan, which are struck up from a single piece of tin or other sheet metal by means of suitable dies. The reflector and pan are made somewhat concave, and are bent forward, as shown, so that the pan is substantially at right angles with the back, and the reflector at an angle of about forty-tive degrees therewith. The wings a a are scalloped, and are also bent forward at an angle of about twenty-five degrees with the back, serving as lateral reilectors.

Coincidently with the striking up of the parts named the back is cut as shown,forming straps b c for the attachment of the tangs Dand E. These consist of narrow strips of tin, such as are sheared o the edges of blanks at can-factories and at present are thrown away as useless. These strips or tan gs are attached to the device by simply thrusting their ends d under the straps b c and bending them over. The little candles or tapers c are secured by bending the ends of the tan gs E around them. The flexible and inelastic nature of the tangs D E admits of the device being made to hang vertically from the branch or twig to which it is secured, and ofthe candle being placed centrally over the pan G and under the reflector. The latter, in connection with the wings a, serves to reiiect the rays of light forward and to prevent the ignition of the twigs by the candle, which latter is very liable to happen with the usual candle-holder, owing to the resinous nature of the pine or cedar tree so universally used.

The cup or pan C is made deep enough to hold all the wax or spermaceti which is liable to drop from the candle.

The little device is simply and cheaply constructed, and the peculiar form of candle-holding device admits of its use with large or small tapers.

What we claim is- 1. The candle-holder herein described, consisting of the back, reflector, and pan, and provided With tangs for holding the taper and for securing the device to the tree, as set forth.

2. The back A, having wings a, reflector B, and pan C, in combination with the sheetmetal tangs D and E, as set forth.

3. The back A, reilector B, and pan C, struck up from sheet metal, as described, and slitted for the attachment of the tan gs D and E, as set forth.

JAMES W. GEDDES.

ALEX. GEDDES.

Attest:

R. D. WILLIAMS, JNO. T. MADDOX. 

